When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May0
Jun9
Jul15
Aug17
Sep1
Oct1
Nov3
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 35 | |
| 2 | Kent | England | 2 | |
| 3 | Dorset | England | 2 | |
| 4 | Cumbria | England | 2 | |
| 5 | Highland | Scotland | 1 |
11 England1 Scotland41 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 54
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 5
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Hirudo medicinalis
- Group
- Worms (annelids)
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 86
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Arhynchobdellida
- Family
- Hirudinidae
- Genus
- Hirudo
- Name with authority
- Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q30041 · GBIF 2308887